silverhead

Connect your speakers to the Pod HD audio outputs. As you say, the POD is the computer’s soundcard when connected via usb. The PC-generated sounds (Spotify etc.) will also be directed through the Pod and hence to the speakers. If this doesn’t happen automatically you may have to manually configure your PC to use the Pod as its audio device.

Have you tried your local used musical equipment consignment stores? See what, if anything, they will offer you for it.

I entered the phrase “Line 6 Flextone XL 100 Watt Stereo“ into Google and got some results worldwide. That’s likely the best indicator you will get. For instance, here’s something in Belgium: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiEjpCumZP0AhUglGoFHQQVBv8QFnoECAwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fca%2Fp%2Fline-6-flextone-ii-xl-100-watt-stereo-2x12-guitar-combo&usg=AOvVaw35N_p4TYXSP5BjGCZtaBbS Maybe there’s someone living down the street from you who has been waiting to get their hands on exactly this amp for the last 10 years. That would be great for you, but it ain’t likely. Take an average of the prices you see online worldwide, factor in any product difference like Flextone III vs yours, convert to $Cdn, and start there. If local advertising doesn’t work you may have to expand your target market. The good news is there seems to be a very limited worldwide supply of this vintage product. The bad news is there’s virtually no demand. It’s not a hot item, so it may take awhile and you may never get an offer you think is reasonable. Good luck.

I think a quick search of online marketplaces would be the best comparison. Prices will vary by location. If there’s nothing local to you, extrapolate from other locations and currencies. In the end, of course, it is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it regardless of any current asking price, or what someone here may think it’s worth.

Two things going on here, I think: 1) An FRFR solution with an amp/FX modeler will never sound like the 'amp in the room'. True by definition with any modeler from any manufacturer. 2) The X3L is more than 10 yrs old. It just doesn't have good dynamic response to the string-digging. Helix is much better in that regard.

Do you have the desired parameters of the FX block(s) assigned to the Snapshot controller?

Yes you can do what you describe. Make sure your Firehawk preset does not use any mic/cab block. Check the specs for the Spider amp’s Line In jack and set the Firehawk output level accordingly (Instrument vs. Line level). As mentioned earlier, the Firehawk switches will not control the Spider amp in any way.

I should have been more specific. By 'nearby' I mean within several feet. Assuming your mixer/router is more than10 feet from your PGW you should be fine.

Do you have a 1/4 cable connected to the guitar's jack? This is needed to turn on the battery to activate the guitar's electronics.

You could download and install the free trial version of Helix Native. You can set its Hardware Compatibility mode to HX Stomp and then experiment to see what sort of presets it can and can’t handle.

Your original question was about getting a good sound using the two devices, and that was the focus of my answer. I didn’t discuss what is perhaps the most important way in which the Firehawk device is NOT a replacement for your FBV device. The FBV has one job: communicate with the Spider amp and allow you to control it using your feet. When you press a switch on the FBV it will send a control signal to the Spider amp which results in a change in the settings of the amp, e.g. a preset or channel change. Presumably, that’s an important part of what you want to replace, and what you want the Firehawk device to do. But the Firehawk is not capable of doing that. It does not communicate with the Spider amp and cannot control it any way. Any switches or buttons you push on the Firehawk will ONLY affect the audio signal that is sent through its outputs to the amp’s input jack. It will not affect any settings on the amp.

Try disconnecting the USB, or running your laptop on batteries. This could be an electrical issue such as a ground hum.

Also make sure there is no wireless router nearby.

The Firehawk FX and the FBV II Shortboard are entirely different beasts. The Firehawk is not a replacement for the FBV; it is a much more powerful and capable device. It generates sounds of its own, including amp, mic/cab, and FX modeling. The FBV does not produce or store its own sounds, it merely allows you to use your feet to select the sounds in the Spider amp. The Firehawk FX sounds good with your Bose speakers because it’s designed to work best with speakers, not with a guitar amp. The most likely reason that your Firehawk FX device sounds muddy with your Spider amp is that you have two amps and cab combinations in your signal chain. The Firehawk FX preset is probably using an amp and cab model which is then being fed into the input of your Spider amp, which adds its own amp model and cab sound. That almost never sounds good. To use the Firehawk with your Spider amp will require you to learn what the Firehawk device is designed to do. Start by reading the manual if you haven’t done so already. You will need to learn how to build Firehawk presets that don’t include an amp/cab model. You will need to learn how to select FX in the Firehawk preset that can be used effectively with FX in any given Spider amp preset. You will probably also want to learn how to use the Firehawk FX mobile app. All in all, there’s no simple answer to your question about ‘the best settings on the devices’. You have a learning curve ahead of you if you want to pursue using the Firehawk FX and the Spider amp together. It’s kinda like a square peg and a round hole. They’re just not designed to work well together.

The looper can record for two minutes in 1/2 speed mono.

If you are playing through physical amps, you are probably not using the amp and mic/cab modelling in the Pod Go. You might be better off with the HX FX which is designed to be used with physical amps.

Hadn't thought about the parallel processing options using the FX Loop setup. Good observation.

The 6-switch looper has a 'Once' switch that is the 'stop at end of loop' feature you mention. When you press the Once switch the loop will continue to play till the end and then stop.

Then I don’t think it matters how you connect the two HX FX units. In either case (serial vs. one in FX Loop of the other) you have to place all FX blocks in front of your amp. In both configurations your only concern will be the order of the blocks, and you can do that equivalently in either setup. Also, in either case you need to set the relevant outputs to Instrument level.

You had 3 speeds and reel-to-reel? How spoiled you were! I started with a simple stereo cassette recorder - 2-tracks, technically, but you couldn’t use them independently. Connect your 2 mics to the 2 inputs, separate them by a few feet, and hit the Record button. Whatever sound was floating around the room got recorded, and that was it. You had to know when the train was scheduled to run past your house, and you hoped the telephone wouldn’t ring.

I don’t think the looper in a Line 6 amp/FX modeler will ever really rival a standalone looper pedal for live play. If you want to use a professional grade looper for live play you should purchase a standalone device that is designed for that purpose. The looper feature in Line 6 modellers is very useful for two main purposes: providing short (max 2 minutes) background for practicing lead solos, and providing an ability to tweak tones in a hands-free manner using a recorded part. It simply requires too much tap dancing, imho, to be a useful looper in a live situation. I think it will remain that way because a looping feature is not really playing to Line 6’s strength, which is DSP modeling. There’s no DSP involved in looping. It simply records and replays sounds. Sophisticated loopers have long term storage, tempo capabilities, multiple simultaneous loops, etc. None of these things utilize DSP modeling and I hope Line 6 doesn’t stray into wasting resources by trying to integrate these advanced features into their modeling devices. Now, if Line 6 decides to build a separate product line of new standalone loopers, that’s a different topic. The Line 6 JM4 Looper has been discontinued for some years now. Does Line 6 want to start competing in that arena again? Who knows. But that would be a diversion from their core strength - DSP modeling.

Is Line 6 Support telling you to send it in for repair? If so, that’s likely what it needs. You seem to have already attempted everything short of that.

I think it depends at least partly on how you use your amp with the HX FX. If you are using 4CM then you are already using one of the HX FX effects loops. If not using 4CM then you might use one HX FX in front of the amp and the other in the amp’s FX Loop. There’s no ‘best’ setup. Experiment and see what sounds best to you.

Time to open a support ticket.

Please describe in detail how you are attempting to delete it. What specific action(s) are you doing?